Funeral services for Samuel Ansel Stamey, 79, of Clarkesville were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin Miller officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Mr. Stamey died May 26, 2012.

Born Sept. 27, 1932, in the Batesville Community, he was the son of the late Emory and Belle Barron Stamey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Ann Mullinax Stamey; sister, Katherine Sudan Kimsey; and brothers, Ernest and Wilbur Stamey.

He was a self-employed heating and air contractor and a member of Providence Baptist Church. Mr. Stamey was a United States Air Force veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Doris Stroud of Mt. Airy; daughter, Lisa Stamey of Clarkesville; sons, Ken Stamey of Marshall, N.C., and Tim Stamey of Centerville, Tenn.; brothers, Grady Stamey of Cleveland and Bruce Stamey of Decatur; sisters, Dot Wilson of Marietta, Eloise Adams of Kennesaw, and Ann Cain of Jefferson; as well as 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.